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Delhi Capitals
Delhi Daredevils (2008-2018)
Personnel
CaptainShreyas Iyer
CoachRicky Ponting
OwnerGMR Group
JSW Group
Team information
CityDelhi, India
ColoursDD
Founded2008
Home groundFeroz Shah Kotla Ground, New Delhi
(Capacity: 31,340)
Secondary home ground(s)Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur
(Capacity: 65,000)
History
Indian Premier League wins0
CLT20 wins0
Official websitedelhidaredevils.com

T20I kit

Delhi Capitals in 2019

The Delhi Capitals (DC) are a franchise cricket team representing the city of Delhi in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008 as Delhi Daredevils(often abbreviated as DD),it is one of the eight teams in the IPL. The Delhi franchise is owned by the GMR Group and JSW Group. Their home ground is the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground in Delhi. In December 2018, the team changed its name from Delhi Daredevils to Delhi Capitals.[1]

The team has never appeared in an IPL final and last qualified for the IPL playoffs in 2012, while often ending up as the wooden spooners. Their best performance in the Champions League Twenty20 came in 2012 when they reached the semifinals.

The leading run-scorer for the Capitals is Virender Sehwag while the leading wicket-taker is Amit Mishra.

  1. ^ "Delhi Daredevils renamed as Delhi Capitals". Cricbuzz. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.